…ed oven till the cup cakes are done. Do the toothpick test to check if the cakes are done. Cool the cup cakes completely. Meanwhile, heat enough jam with a few tablespoons of water. Do not add too much water. Cool the jam. The jam should be sufficiently thick to coat the cakes. Spread enough dessicated coconut on a tray or in a bowl. Dip each cooled cup cake in the jam so that it is evenly coated on all sides. Then roll in the dessicated coconut s…
…ated or castor sugar or store as it is in an airtight container. Store refrigerated. Use your Homemade Candied Citrus Peels in your Rich Christmas Fruit Cakes or Citrus Cakes or in recipes which call for Candied Citrus Peels. …
…food coloring. I know the red food coloring does justice to the red velvet cake/cupcakes but I was happy with the final outcome of the cupcakes. Besides, this time I used vanilla butter cream frosting instead of the cream cheese frosting because the cream cheese was not available in the speciality stores. The weather conditions in Pune did give me a hard time with butter cream frosting but I was happy with the final look even though I had to do se…
…ngs to catch up on my to-do list. But I always use the almond paste for my cakes which is the uncooked recipe. Check out the Batternburg Cake with Almond Paste and Sugar Paste. This time I just thought it necessary to post my cooked Marzipan recipe for Easter Eggs on my blog for my family and for all those who would like my favorite recipe which has always been a great success. I am not much into decorating Easter Eggs with royal icing as we are n…
…pancakes then there is nothing to fear. It is just like stacked layered pancakes baked into a cake. The time consuming process could get to you so if you ever plan to make the gorgeous Goan Bebinca. It is extremely important to keep yourself free for the day. You need to be relaxed and all prepped, geared up and passionate enough to bake this one. Bebinca truly tests one’s patience and is a labour of love. To make the experience of baking the Goan…
…talled and until the final farewell (visarjan) which is after nine days of celebration. Throughout the nine day extravaganza, worship (Pooja) and celebratory pomp and splendour many sweets and savouries are prepared as offerings. The favorite sweet of Lord Ganesh or Ganapati Bappa as he is affectionately called is prepared. This sweet is Ukadiche Modak. It is a cooked rice dough pastry which is called Ukadi meaning cooked in boiling water. Modak m…
…ter dessert table look so elegantly inviting and festive. Make this Easter celebration special with Easter Eggs and Easter Cookies on your sweet table. They do make gorgeous gifts in attractive wrappers. You can have an Easter hunt as well if you love adventure! So get your Easter cookie cutters and Easter Egg moulds and start preparing for the grand Easter celebration! 🙂 Wishing all visitors and well-wishers “A Very Happy & Blessed Easter.” I…
…mile on one’s face & automatically one would be eager to know what the celebration is about. No one would even give a thought to the calories but today the importance given to health & fitness is tremendous & the mithai which always held its own in every Indian household is almost non existent. The sugar & the pure ghee which plays an integral role in the Indian mithai is replaced with substitutes & hence it may not even have t…
…overnight. To Glaze : Melt the prepared glaze in the microwave. The cheesecake should be frozen for glazing. Rub off ice crystals on the surface if any. Defrost for a few minutes. Retain the spring form. Pour the chocolate mirror glaze evenly on the surface. Reserve excess glaze; properly covered in the fridge for future use. Chill the cheesecake until well set. Release from spring form pan. Transfer on a serving platter. Decorate, slice and serv…
…ne. Christmas, New Year, Easter and Weddings have the customary Rich Fruit Cake on the sweet table. Goans are proud to serve their special Fruit Cakes loaded with fruit soaked in alcohol which includes the good old Candied Ginger and Citrus Peels and it is the King of their sweet festive platter. Store bought ones are so expensive and sometimes it may not be available. There is no need to buy and your search ends here when you take that much neede…